In-form Pau halted depleted Montpellier’s title momentum and dragged themselves away from the soft underbelly of France’s Top 14 on Saturday with a 32-27 win. Pau’s Fijian winger Watisonu Votu scores the first try during the French Top 14 rugby union match between Pau and Montpellier at the Hameau stadium on December 31, 2016 in Pau, southwestern France The hosts’ third straight win moved them above Brive — losers at Stade Francais — and denied Montpellier the chance to significantly cut the gap on leaders Clermont, who lost 26-20 at Toulouse.